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May 22, 2002 on 9:06 pm | In Main |Here’s a news title that certainly suggests cause to be alarmed. Over one thousand mammals are faced with extinction over the next 30 years. I was curious, so I tried to research how many mammals have gone extinct in the past 30 years. As far as I can tell, the last mammal to actually be extinct was the tasmanian tiger, which went extinct in 1936. This means that in the last 65 years, zero mammals have reached extinction. So, a study that suggests 1000 mammals face extinction in the next 30 years looks pretty silly to me. Of course, a more accurate title, like — 24% of mammals will face reduction in numbers — wouldn’t raise an eyebrow at all.
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